Since we don’t have distribution, we don’t have a release date locked down. There are a lot of factors that whoever distributes our film will take into account when picking a date. Like we did with “Garden State,” we would like to premiere the film at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, but that’s up to the folks at Sundance. We hope to find a distributor there and release the film in a theater near you in September 2014.

I'm getting a lot of questions about this. Long story short - I have ideas, but without you guys, I won't be able to cast the people I want to cast.

If you guys fund me, I will have the freedom to cast the people I feel are perfect for all of the roles (pending their availability). If we don’t fund through Kickstarter, the “money people” will require that I cast someone from the small list of actors they think will get them their money’s worth. So once we fund (thinking wishfully), I can start offering the roles to the people that I think should play them. I will keep everyone updated on casting via backer updates and I will try to get backers the news first, before the Hollywood trades.

As noted, Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg are my producers. They were the executive producers on Garden State. Larry Sher and Judy Becker are also on board. I am thrilled that these people are willing to support my vision in making the film. But, please keep in mind that the crew can always change. If there is a schedule change or some other extenuating circumstance, one or more of these crewmembers could have to leave us.

An astute question from a few backers. During the campaign, Kickstarter only takes pledges to donate. If the goal is reached, the money will be taken from your account at the campaign's end around May 24th, and then I will begin the process of getting you your rewards. If the goal is not reached, no money will be taken from your account...and I'll be sad.

Most of our estimated delivery times reflect the September 2014 date, which is when we are hoping to release the movie. If that date changes, so do our delivery times. The Backer’s Thank You Screening and advance screenings will happen just before the release date.

Most of the physical items, like t-shirts, art prints and Garden State DVDs, will come pretty quickly. The posters will take a bit longer because they won’t be designed until the movie has its festival premiere.

So, it’s a bit up in the air as of now. We will keep you posted via backer updates on the ETAs of all of the rewards.

We will set up showings for the film at times that should be convenient to those of you in different time zones around the world. You will RSVP for a screening and get a unique code to join the screening from your computer or mobile device. After the film, I will appear via live feed to answer your questions about the film.

Once we know how much money we have raised, we should be able to confirm our shoot schedule and send you some options for when to come visit. As noted, we want to shoot in August in Los Angeles. We hope to lock down a date with you in early June, so you have plenty of time to plan ahead. On the day, you will have to catch a ride to the set, and we’ll take care of it from there.

We will set a date for those screenings far in advance so you can plan ahead to join me. The screenings will most likely be on a weeknight before the movie is released. If you cannot make the screening date, we will allow your ticket to be transferred to a friend.

I can’t guarantee that you will be in the final cut of the movie, but I do have the best intentions for offering these rewards. Movies can change a lot in the editing room, but I will try to keep my backers in the final cut unless it’s at the expense of story.

I wish I could give you all everything you want. Unfortunately, giving away the movie could scare off the good distributors for movies like this, because the theater chains insist on having the “first run” of movies before they are available on DVD or digitally. I want all my fans to be able to see this movie in their hometown theaters on the big screen if they want to. I hope you like the rewards I am offering, and if there’s something you don’t see on the page, please comment and let me know.

Easy. Just click on "Manage Your Pledge" next to the video, where the big green button was before you pledged. There, you can change your pledge amount and choose a $200 screening award as long as they are available.

I am absolutely contributing my own money to the funding of the film, but I actually can't afford to cover the entire cost of production. With a combination of my own personal funds, backing from my fans and the sale of some of the film's foreign rights, I will be able to make the film I intended to make which I am hoping is a film you want to see.

Current SEC laws prevent Kickstarter from offering equity or financial returns. As Kickstarter explains in Kickstarter Basics: “Project creators keep 100% ownership of their work. Kickstarter cannot be used to offer financial returns or equity, or solicit loans. Some projects that are funded on Kickstarter may go on to make money, but backers are supporting projects to help them come to life, not financially profit.”

If you choose the filmmaking symposium, you will be among a very select group to give comments on the director's cut of the film. This group is usually limited to the producers, the post production team,and in many cases the studio (but not in ours, that's where you come in), in order to give the director notes on how the film is edited.

You will join us at very special screening of the film in New York City with just our Filmmaking Symposium Backers, Zach and a few members of the production and post production crew. After the screening, we will be eager to hear what you liked and what you didn't like about the cut. We want your input on how we can make the best version of the film possible for you and all of our other backers and fans. After we have discussed your notes, you will join Zach and the team for lunch and they will answer your questions about filmmaking and how to create the best final cut of your own projects.

For your participation in shaping the final cut, you will receive a special thanks in the film's credits. Also, now that we have added a NY premiere, all Filmmaking Symposium Backers will also receive an invite plus one to the NY premiere and after party. After all, you will be a huge part of making the film what it is.

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